School choice rollout: ESA money to be accepted at TSTC
Texas State Technical College will accept money from education savings accounts in January
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Texas State Technical College will accept state funds from education savings accounts next year.
Students in grades K-12 are eligible for ESAs. The Texas Legislature passed SB 2 in February 2025.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock toured TSTC to get a first-hand look at the courses and training offered there.
“They can make a living and be successful, which means providing more opportunities, which is what the education savings accounts do,” Hancock said.
Hancock said ESA’s can be used to give students a head start in career training.
“You’re going to find a lot of students that have been stuck in a classroom and it’s not their forte to sit there hour after hour and be still and not move,” Hancock said. “This allows them hands-on.”
Hancock hopes this will give younger students similar opportunities to college-aged students.
He said this could help industries needing an increased workforce.
TSTC will begin accepting ESA funding in January 2026.
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